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Following are the top stories at 9 pm: NATION MDS21 ELECTIONS-TN-MODI-LD SHAKTI Those who want to destroy 'Shakti' will get destroyed, says PM in attack on INDIA bloc Salem (Tamil Nadu): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday made yet another blistering attack on the multi-party INDIA bloc over Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's 'Shakti' remarks, alleging the party and its allies including the DMK were out to 'destroy' it but asserted they will get destroyed.

BOM23 BJP-LD RAJ THACKERAY Raj Thackeray meets Amit Shah amid poll tie-up buzz; talks positive, says MNS chief's aide New Delhi/Mumbai: Maharashtra Navnirman Sena leader Raj Thackeray met Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday in an indication that the BJP is looking to ally with him for the Lok Sabha polls to boost its alliance in the western state.

DEL92 BJP-RAHUL-SHAKTI Rahul under sway of 'anti-Hindu' elements, people will respond in elections: BJP on 'Shakti' remarks New Delhi: As Prime Minister Narendra Modi intensified his attack over Rahul Gandhi’s ''fight against a shakti” remarks, the BJP said on Tuesday that the entire country is “angry” with the Congress leader's comments against the Hindu faith and it will be a major issue in this Lok Sabha election.

DEL101 CONG-MANIFESTO-LD GUARANTEES 'Ghar ghar guarantee': Cong's manifesto to focus on 'Paanch NYAY', 'Pachees Guarantee' New Delhi: The Congress' manifesto for the Lok Sabha polls would focus on ''Paanch NYAY'' and ''Pachees Guarantee'', and the party on Tuesday resolved to take its promises to the people with a ''ghar ghar guarantee'' mantra.

DEL110 HR-3RDLD CABINET EXPANSION Haryana cabinet expanded with 8 new ministers, 7 of them new faces; no place for Anil Vij Chandigarh: Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Tuesday inducted eight BJP MLAs into his council of ministers, seven of them new faces, in its first expansion a week after he took charge replacing Manohar Lal Khattar.

DEL108 BJP-SANDHU-3RDLD JOIN Ex-Indian ambassador to US Taranjit Singh Sandhu joins BJP, may contest LS polls from Amritsar New Delhi: Former Indian ambassador to the United States Taranjit Singh Sandhu joined the BJP on Tuesday, amid a possibility that he may be fielded in the Lok Sabha polls from Amritsar in Punjab.

BOM19 MH-HC-2NDLD-FAKE ENCOUNTER Fake encounter: HC hands life term to ex-cop Pradeep Sharma, says overwhelming evidence against him Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Tuesday convicted and sentenced former policeman and controversial encounter specialist, Pradeep Sharma, to life imprisonment, and upheld the conviction of 13 other accused in the 2006 fake encounter of Ramnarayan Gupta, an alleged close aide of gangster Chhota Rajan.

CAL21 JH-2NDLD SITA SOREN 'Neglected' Sita Soren deals blow to JMM, joins BJP ahead of LS polls Ranchi: In a blow to the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), Sita Soren, three-term MLA and sister-in-law of former chief minister Hemant Soren, quit the party on Tuesday and joined the BJP, weeks before the Lok Sabha polls.

MDS23 KA-CM-PM I’m a strong CM, not a weak PM like you: Siddaramaiah to Modi Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday called Narendra Modi a weak Prime Minister who could not restrain the rebel leaders in the BJP.

BOM22 ELECTIONS-MP-VOTERS MP to have 3,500 'pink' booths; voter count rises to 5.65 crore after 5 lakh new additions Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh has more than 5.65 crore voters, up from 5.60 crore enrolled at the time of November 2023 assembly elections, across 29 Lok Sabha seats where polling will take place in four phases, a top Election Commission official said on Tuesday.

LEGAL LGD27 SC-2NDLD CAA SC asks Centre to respond to applications seeking stay of Citizenship (Amendment) Rules, 2024 New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Centre to respond within three weeks to applications seeking a stay on implementation of the Citizenship (Amendment) Rules, 2024 till the apex court disposes of the pleas challenging the constitutional validity of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019.

LGD33 SC-SHARAD PAWAR-LD NCP SC allows Sharad Pawar faction to use 'Nationalist Congress Party-Sharadchandra Pawar' name for LS polls New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed the Sharad Pawar faction to use 'Nationalist Congress Party-Sharadchandra Pawar' as its name for the upcoming Lok Sabha and Assembly polls in the country.

LGD25 SC-LD IMA-RAMDEV SC comes down heavily on Patanjali, directs Ramdev, Balkrishna to appear in advertising case New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed yoga guru Ramdev and Managing Director of Patanjali Ayurved Acharya Balkrishna to appear before it after taking exception to the company's failure to respond to notice issued in the contempt proceedings relating to advertisements of the firm's products and their medicinal efficacy.

LGD40 DL-HC-KEJRIWAL-SUMMONS Excise case: CM Arvind Kejriwal moves Delhi HC against summons in money laundering probe New Delhi: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday moved the Delhi High Court challenging the summons issued to him by the Enforcement Directorate in an excise policy-linked money laundering case.

BUSINESS DEL87 BIZ-META-ELECTIONS CENTRE Meta to operationalise Elections Centre; to curb misinformation, misuse of AI-made content New Delhi: Facebook and Instagram-owner Meta on Tuesday vowed to crack down on any misinformation and misuse of AI-generated content during general elections in India, saying it will remove them if they suppress voting, incite violence and use a network of fact-checkers to label content that is fake, altered or manipulated.

FOREIGN FGN38 PAK-COURT-IMRAN Pak court acquits Imran Khan in two cases related to vandalism during his anti-govt march Islamabad: In some relief to Imran Khan, a court in Pakistan on Tuesday acquitted the jailed former prime minister in two different cases related to the incidents of vandalism during his anti-government long march in March 2022.